Tag: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Sherpao says terrorism playing havoc in Pakhtunkhwa

QWP chairman asks govt to devise a clear strategy to tackle terror effectively PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that...

NAB authorises inquiries against corrupt officials

PESHAWAR: A regional board meeting of the National Accountability Bureau of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NAB-KP) on Monday authorised inquiries against various provincial government departments on charges...

K-P caretaker CM aims to set up windmills in the province

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retired) Dost Muhammad Khan on Thursday decided to take matters of the ongoing power crisis in his own...

State-run media directed to give coverage to all parties

Law minister says a high-level meeting to discuss implementation plan of tribal areas’ merger today ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Law Syed Ali Zafar has said...

Rain-thundershower, heavy falls likely at different places

ISLAMABAD: Rain-thundershower with gusty winds is expected at scattered places in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the next 24 hours while isolated...

KP focusses to address legal challenges of FATA merger

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Dost Muhammad Khan presided over a meeting of the provincial cabinet that decided the formation of a cabinet committee...

Shehbaz, opposition leader fail to reach consensus over caretaker Punjab CM

--Name of caretaker Punjab CM to be announced by Monday --Shehbaz to consult party’s supreme leader Nawaz, Rashid to discuss name with PTI chief Imran LAHORE: Opposition...

PHC orders supply of gas to industries in KP

PESHAWAR: A two-member bench comprising Justice Ikramullah Khan and Justic Musarat Hilali Wednesday ordered provision of gas supply to the industrial sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A...

CM Khattak inaugurates first section of Swat Motorway

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Monday inaugurated the first section of the Provincial Swat Motorway being the first of its kind in...

Ramzan welcomed on same-day as testimonies from KP ‘honoured’

--Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee considered testimonies from Buner, Mansehra, Hangu, Swabi PESHAWAR: With people from all over the country jubilating over the commencement of Ramzan on same-day...

5.3 magnitude quake jolts Swat, surrounding areas

SWAT: An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale was felt in Swat and surrounding areas on Thursday, National Seismic Monitoring Centre of...

KP govt determined to complete Peshawar BRT, assures CM Khattak

-Pervez Khattak defends decision to sack TransPeshawar CEO over delay PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is fully determined to complete the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in...

CM Khattak requests JI to forgo decision of leaving KP govt

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak has requested Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Sirajul Haq to overturn his decision of leaving the provincial government. According...

Catch 22: KP treasury, opposition in a fix as constitutional crisis...

PESHAWAR: Constitutional crisis looms as the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has lost majority in 124-member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly but the number-strong opposition is also...

Khattak says KP govt giving legal cover to all reforms

CM asks WAPDA to immediately release Rs 22bn share on net hydel profit PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that reforming the...

PTI govt piles Rs3 trillion debt on KP: report

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has plunged the province into loans of around Rs3 trillion, which would take nearly 40...

Students flashing victory signs in Mashal lynching to be put on...

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will include in the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) names of those who made speeches and...